Obsidian Entertainment - Fallout: New Vegas Announced

In a surprise announcement, Bethesda Softworks has revealed that Obsidian will be developing an independent Fallout title for PC and consoles to be known as Fallout:New Vegas:

Bethesda Softworks announced that Obsidian Entertainment is developing a brand-new Fallout game titled Fallout: New Vegas, to release next year on PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3.

Gamasutra was at Bethesda's event in London to hear the game announced by marketing and PR VP Pete Hines, who provided few specifics on the game's engine, gameplay or perspective — but did note the game is neither a Fallout 3 sequel nor a spin-off.

"It's not Fallout Tactics — it's not Brotherhood Of Steel. It's another Fallout game," said Hines. "It has no impact on what [Bethesda Game Studios game director] Todd Howard and his guys are planning."

A number of Obsidian staff are veterans of Black Isle's original Fallout games. The company's CEO, Feargus Urquhart, was instrumental in founding Black Isle, and served as its director.

Holy Crap! I love Bethesda, but this seems to be great news. If they allow Black Isle junior to develop a seperate Fallout IP, that's gonna be awesome. You know Feargus has been wanting to get his hands on the Fallout universe once again.

Great news. My only reservation is that Obsidian has yet to really prove themselves. Mask of the Betrayer had some good points, but it was only an expansion for a game engine that I'm not too fond of. On the other hand, Avellone and Feargus both had their hands in Fallout 2 which (though quite buggy on release) is a tremendous achievement. So I'm hopeful but cautious on this one.

As long as it keeps them in business and gives OEI the opportunity to work on another important CRPG licence. 'though I'm not overly impressed by FO3 (good game, but boring to me) I feel tempted by an OEI approach to the setting, even if it uses the mechanics of FO3

Las Vegas sounds like a fabulous idea for this kind of setting, IMO. Folks visit there from all over the world. Anyone who played Gothic and its first sequel knows how intriguing it can be, walking around familiar territory after it's been devastated (and invaded by who-knows-who or what).

— Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on. But it don't snow here. It stays pretty green. I'm going to make a lot of money, then I'm going to quit this crazy scene. — [Joni Mitchell]

Originally Posted by Squeek
Las Vegas sounds like a fabulous idea for this kind of setting, IMO. Folks visit there from all over the world. Anyone who played Gothic and its first sequel knows how intriguing it can be, walking around familiar territory after it's been devastated (and invaded by who-knows-who or what).

Best news since Obama's election lol. I never thought I'd say this one day: thank you Bethesda! Plus New Reno was my favorite Fallout 2 location, looking forward to Fallout: New Vegas!

Come to think about it, with the other Bethesda announcement trademarking tv shows and motion pictures set in the Fallout universe, it all makes sense now. After Fallout: Las Vegas hold tight for the next 2 ground-breaking announcements: Fallout: Miami and Fallout: New York. 9pm/10pm coming soon on CBS!

Originally Posted by Hedek
Best news since Obama's election lol. I never thought I'd say this one day: thank you Bethesda! Plus New Reno was my favorite Fallout 2 location, looking forward to Fallout: New Vegas!

Come to think about it, with the other Bethesda announcement trademarking tv shows and motion pictures set in the Fallout universe, it all makes sense now. After Fallout: Las Vegas hold tight for the next 2 ground-breaking announcements: Fallout: Miami and Fallout: New York. 9pm/10pm coming soon on CBS!

Only if you equate the destruction of what our forefathers intended america to be as 'good news'.

But yeah, bethesda letting someone other than themselves do a true Fallout game is pure joy.

Originally Posted by Kostaz
Wasn't New Reno in F2 kinda Las Vegas-like?

I never played it! (post-apoc isn't my thing, actually).

It's been a long, long time since I've been to Reno. It is in Nevada and does have casinos, but I don't remember it being in the same league with the Las Vegas strip. And now there's so much more than just the strip too.

— Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on. But it don't snow here. It stays pretty green. I'm going to make a lot of money, then I'm going to quit this crazy scene. — [Joni Mitchell]